Unit15We’retryingtosavethemanatees!教案

Unit 15 Were trying to save the manatees!ILearning objectives 教學(xué)目標(biāo)SkillFocusListen and talk about animalsShow disagreement and agreementLearn to describe animalsReview the tenses and use them freelyLanguageFocus 功能句式Show disagreement and agreement (P120)I think that animals should not live in zoos.I disagree with you. / I agree with you.Talk about what we can do for the world (P121, P123)stop riding in carsdont use paper towels or napkinsrecycle books and paperHow do you feel about . It makes me .What are three things you are supposed to do?詞匯1. 重點詞匯pound, discover, expression, pull, planet, society, model, raise2. 認(rèn)讀詞匯manatee, furry, enormous, playful, aggressive, gray, spotted, kangaroo, chimpanzee, cheetah, mangrove, swamp, habitat, aquatic, underwater, vegetation, weigh, polluted, present progressive, present simple, infinitive, passive voice, present perfect, suitable, tiny, cage, disgusted, educate, urge, recycle, built, stuff, glue, roof, discard, tile, fence, can, recently, inspiration, spare, Winterbourne3. 詞組care for語法Review the tenses: Present Progressive, Present Simple, “used to”, Passive Voice and Present perfectStrategyFocus1. Classifying2. Listening for specific informationCulture FocusThe importance of protecting animals and the environmentII. Teaching materials analyzing and rearranging 教材分析和重組1. 教材分析本單元以Protecting the environment為話題,共設(shè)計了三個部分的內(nèi)容：Section A 該部分有4個模塊：第一模塊圍繞Describing the animals這一話題展開思維（1a）、聽力（1b）、口語（1c）訓(xùn)練；第二模塊圍繞Were trying to save the manatees進行聽力（2a-2b）、口語（2c）訓(xùn)練；第三模塊以Whether to build zoos就如何保護動物這一話題展開討論，觀點一：反對建動物園（3a）；觀點二：支持動物園建設(shè)(3b)；第四模塊仍就是否需要動物園這一話題，以小組活動形式展開討論(4)。Section B該部分有4個模塊：第一模塊以How to save the planet展開話題，列舉觀點（1a），并展開討論（1b）；第二模塊仍然以“保護環(huán)境”為話題，繼續(xù)對How to save the environment進行聽力（2a-2b）、口語（2c）訓(xùn)練；第三模塊圍繞How to recycle這一話題展開閱讀（3a）和寫作（3b）訓(xùn)練；第四模塊仍以Recycling為話題，以口語訓(xùn)練形式展開小組活動(4)。Self check該部分有2個模塊：第一模塊以填空形式對所學(xué)詞匯進行訓(xùn)練(1)；第二模塊要求利用所給句型展開自由對話，以訓(xùn)練學(xué)生對所學(xué)知識的實際運用能力(2)。2 教材重組和課時分配Period 1 (Section A: 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c ) New function presenting Period 2 (Section A: 3a, 3b, 4) PracticePeriod 3 (Section B)Integrating skills Period 4 (Self check: 1, 2 ) Comprehensive reviewIII. Teaching plans for each period 分課時教案Period 1 New function presentingLanguage goals語言目標(biāo)1. Words & expressions 生詞和短語save, gentle, furry, enormous, playful, aggressive, gray, spotted, manatee, cheetah, chimpanzee, kangaroo, mangrove, swamp, habitat, aquatic, feed, underwater, vegetation2. Key sentences 重點句子 (P119)We are trying to save the manatees.Manatees eat about 100 pounds of food a day.There used to be a lot of manatees.In 1972, it was discovered that they were endangered.Ability goals 能力目標(biāo)Enable the students to describe animals.Emotion & attitude goals 情感和態(tài)度目標(biāo)Enable the students to protect animals and environment gladly.Strategy goals 策略目標(biāo)To understand the target language by reading pictures.Culture awareness goals文化意識目標(biāo)The importance of protecting animals and the environment.Teaching important points教學(xué)重點Talk about the animals and whether to build zoos.Teaching procedures and ways教學(xué)過程與方式Step I Revision and Lead-inAsk the students to show their work.T: In the last unit, weve learned to talk about the things that we have done. Now Ill ask you a question: Have you ever been to a zoo? What kind of animals can you see in it?S1: In the zoo of our city we can see tigers, lions, elephants, and monkeys. S2: I can see deer and sheep.S3: We can see some chickens, birds, camels and horses. .T: Have you ever seen cheetahs, pandas or manatees in our zoos?Ss: No, we havent. T: Do you know why we cant see these animals in our zoos? Ss: I think they are rare. / There arent any in our country .T: Some animals cant be seen because they are endangered. So we should protect them. Show the picture of a manatee. T: Now look at the picture. This animal is called manatee. Its endangered, too. We cant see it in the zoo, either. OK! Today well learn Unit 15. Were trying to save the manatees! Write down the topic: Were trying to save manatees!Ask the students to look at the picture and answer the question. T: We know animals are our best friends. Now look at the picture, please tell me which animal you like best and why you like it. Show the following picture to the students. S1: I like pandas best because they are gentle.Write the word “gentle” on the blackboard and ask for more ideas from other students.S2: I like tigers best because they are the kings of the animals.T: We know tigers are very aggressive. Write the word “aggressive” down on the blackboard.S3: I like monkeys best because they are clever and they can climb trees very quickly. They are playful. Write down more useful words on the blackboard.Step II Brainstorming (1a: P118)T: Good. When we describe animals, we often use some adjectives, such as enormous, spotted, gray . Now please find out the words that can describe the animals. You can use the adjectives from 1a. Kangaroos: _ _ _ Manatees: _ _ _ Cheetahs: _ _ _Polar bears: _ _ _ Elephants: _ _ _Chimpanzees: _ _ _Sample answers:Kangaroos: playful, fast, big Manatees: gentle, shy, enormous Cheetahs: spotted, fast, aggressivePolar bears: aggressive, furry, fat Elephants: enormous, gray, strong Chimpanzees: noisy, furry, uglyStep III Listening and Oral Practice (1b, 1c: P118)T: Next you will hear Ginny and Victor talking about the animals in the picture in 1a. Please listen. For the first time, get the main idea. Keep down the words used to describe the animals while listening. OK?Play the recording. Then check the answers.T: We just now heard that manatees are gentle and very shy. I think different people are like different animals to some extent. Different animals have different characters. For example, Jim is like a monkey because he is clever and he can climb trees very quickly. Please talk with your partners about what you are like. First, read the example from 1c in the box please.Let the students work with their partners.T: Which pairs would like to act out your dialogues?Sample dialogue 1:S1: I am like this animal because I am strong and live in the forest. S2: You are like a lion.S1: No. S2: You are like a tiger.S1: No. Because I dont eat meat.S2: You are like an elephant.S1: Yes. You are right.Sample dialogue 2:S1: Im like this animal because Im spotted. I like to eat meat and I can run fast. S2: Youre like a tiger. S1: No. S2: You are like a cheetah. S1: Yes. Sample dialogue 3:S1: I am like this animal because I am gentle and very shy. I live in water. S2: Youre like a manatee. S1: Yes! You are great!Step IV Listening Practice (2a, 2b: P119)T: OK. We all know that manatees are gentle and very shy. They live in water and like eating vegetables. But do you want to know more about them? First lets look at the picture on page 119. Can you say more about manatees? Sample answers:S1: I think they are living in the water.S2: I believe that they eat aquatic food.S3: I feel that there arent many of them.S4: I know that they live in a place where trees grow in water.S5: I think they are endangered. Ask the students to listen to the recording. T: Very well. I think your answers are all right. Manatees in the world are fewer and fewer. We should save them. We should take care of the environment that they are living in. Now lets listen to the tape. First listen to the recording and match the words and definitions in 2a.Play the recording for the first time.T: Listen again and check your answers.Play the recording for the second time. Check the answers. T: Youll hear the same conversation again. This time complete the chart in 2b. Put your answers on the line.Play the recording again, then check the answers.Step V Pairwork (2c: P119)T: After listening, we know more about manatees. We know that they are fewer and fewer. The government has passed laws to protect them. They eat a lot of food every day. They are enormous. Can you make conversations about the animal in pairs? You can base on the model dialogue in 2c.A sample dialogue:S1: How many manatees are there in the US?S2: About 2,500.S1: Where are they living?S2: Their favorite habitat is in the water under the trees in mangrove swamps.S1: Why are they endangered?S2: Some of the swamps have been polluted.S1: Do they eat a lot?S2: Yes, they do.Step VI Grammar (Grammar Focus: P119)Help the students sum up the following patterns. 時 態(tài)謂語動詞的形式 （do）一般現(xiàn)在時do / does一般過去時did現(xiàn)在進行時be (am / is / are) doing現(xiàn)在完成時have / has done一般過去時被動語態(tài)was / were done現(xiàn)在完成時被動語態(tài)have / has been doneT: Look at the Grammar Focus box on page 119. Now whod like to read the sentences to the class?Ask a student to read the sentences in the box.T: Can you make some sentences with the different tenses and passive voice? Please write down your sentences in your exercise-books.Ask the students to do more practicing exercises, such as the following:Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the given words.1. Every day my mother _(get) up early.2. The dinosaur eggs _(discover) many years ago by scientists.3. Listen! Some children _(sing) an English song over there.4. In our hometown there used to _(be) many old trees.5. My work _(not finish) yet. I cant go out to play with you.Sample answers:1. gets 2. were discovered 3. are singing 4. be 5. hasnt been finishedStep VII HomeworkT: In this class, weve heard two spoken conversations: in the first conversaiton, we heard about some adjectives for describing animals; in the second, we heard something about manatees. After class, please listen to the conversations again. Make some sentences with different tenses. Then remember the new words in Section B.Period 2 PracticeLanguage goals語言目標(biāo)1. Words & expressions 生詞和短語against, suitable, tiny, cage, educate, public, care for, urge2. Key sentences 重點句子 （P120）I am against building a new zoo in our town. one that was suitable for animals to live in. they wont have enough money to take care of so many fine animals.I urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon.I agree / disagree with you. I feel that .Ability goals能力目標(biāo)Enable the students to understand and talk about the problems of animal protection. Emotion & attitude goals情感和態(tài)度目標(biāo)Enable the students to learn to protect animals and environment.Strategy goals 策略目標(biāo)Sharing ideas with others.Culture awareness goals文化意識目標(biāo)The importance of animals and environment protection. Teaching important points 教學(xué)重點Talk about animals and environment protection. Teaching procedures and ways教學(xué)過程與方式Step I Revision and Lead-inAsk the students to think about ways to protect animals. T: Last class, weve learned some adjectives for animal description and something about manatees. Can you describe a kind of animals? S1: Manatees are gentle and shy. They are also enormous. They live in water. They are endangered. Their living environment has been polluted. T: In fact, many other animals are endangered, too.Now please think it over and tell me how to protect the animals. S1: I think we must make a law to forbid killing animals.S2: I dont think we should put animals in cages. S3: I believe zoos are terrible places for animals to live. S4: I think its good for animals to live in the zoo. .Step II Reading (3a, 3b: P120)T: Next youll read two letters to the editors. In the two letters, two different opinions are presented. First, please read the passages in 3a and 3b and underline Disgusteds and Animal Friends opinions. Then ask the students to underline the reasons why the writer is for or against the zoos. Sample answers: Disgusted: Terrible places for animals to live. . animals are kept in tiny cages and can hardly move at all. . only given food once a day. Animal Friend: Zoos are very important places. like living textbooks for young people. provide homes . educate the public .Ask the students to read the text carefully and find out the useful expressions in the materials. Expressions for reference:be against, be suitable for, hardly, once a day, urge sb to do sthAsk the students to make sentences with the above expressions. Sample sentences:1. Im against his opinion.2. He is suitable for the work.3. The boy can hardly do the work, can he?4. I visit my grandparents once a day.5. She urged me to jump the fence.Ask the students to read the letters again and find out the main ideas of them.A sample version:The first letter tells us that zoos are not suitable for animals to live in. The animals are kept in cages and cant move at all. They are given food once a day; In the second letter, the writer tells us that zoos provide homes for many endangered animals. We should support the zoos.Step III Debating (4: P120)First ask the students to write down their views about the zoos. T: You have read two letters showing different views. What is your opinion? Write it down. A sample version:In our city there is a zoo. There are a lot of animals in it. Every day many people go to the zoo to visit the animals. But some visitors often throw something at the animals. The places that they live in are very dirty . So I think we shouldnt build zoos for animals. They should live in the forest. There they are free and they can find enough food to eat. They can play with each other .Then ask the students to work in groups and make a debate. Sample debating conversation 1:S1: I feel that we should not build a zoo in which animals can not walk or run freely.S2: I disagree with you. I think We can build a large zoo where the animals can walk and run freely. When people visit the animals in the zoo, they can sit on a bus to see the animals. They are safe.S1: I dont believe that many people will support to build such a zoo.Sample debating conversation 2:S1: We think its good for animals to live in zoos. Because they are safe and they have enough food to eat every day.S2: We disagree with you. We feel its bad for animals to stay in zoos. We think animals cant walk freely. They cant catch small animals by themselves, either.S3: We think some animals can stay in zoos, such as manatees, tigers, pandas. But others can live in the forest, such as lions, snakes, monkeys .Step IV Homework Ask the students to write a letter to an editor to express their opinion. Period 3 Integrating skillsLanguage goals語言目標(biāo)1. Words & expressions 生詞和短語recycle, stuff, material, pull down, be made from, bottle, glue, roof, discard, tile, fence, can, inspiration, spare2. Key sentences重點句子 (P121)Recycling paper is really easy.But its hard to stop riding in cars.Ability goals能力目標(biāo)Enable the students to talk about environment protection. Emotion & attitude goals情感和態(tài)度目標(biāo)Enable the students to learn to protect animals and environment.Strategy goals 策略目標(biāo)Listening and reading for the ideas of animal and environment protection. Culture awareness goals文化意識目標(biāo)Enable the students to realize the importance of environment protection.Teaching important points教學(xué)重點Talk about how to protect animals and environment.Teaching procedures and ways教學(xué)過程與方式Step I Revision and Lead-inT: As we all know, humans cant live without animals. So animals should be treated well. As to the question, different people may have different opinions about it. On one hand, zoos are one of the ways to protect animals while most of the animals lose their ways of living; on the other hand, most animals which live outside the zoos become endangered because of the destroying of human beings while they are living in freedom. Its hard to say which is better. In the last class I told you to write a letter to the editor. Have you finished it? Ask some of the students to read their letters. A sample version:Dear editor, I live in the city of Dong Cheng and there is a zoo. Every day many visitors come and watch the animals in it. But I find the animals in it are very thin. Some of them are dejected all day. So I think they are not happy staying in the zoo. They want to go back to the forest. I feel they miss their friends and families. They are very lonely here. I urge all of us to treat animals well. They are our friends. Sincerely, Animal FriendAsk the students to think of ways to protect the environment. T: We should take care of animals because they are our good friends. They should live freely. We also know some of animals are endangered. The main reason is that their living environment has been destroyed. What should we do now?Ss: We have to provide a good environment for animals.T: But how?S1: We should keep the environment clean.S2: We have to plant more trees.S3: We mustnt throw litter about.S4: We can stop some factories from pouring waste water into rivers. .Ask the students to discuss about the pictures. T: Well done. Now I will show two pictures to you. What should we do if we see the following things happen? Showing the picture that the water is running on.Ss: We should turn off the tap at once to save water. People in some places in the world are short of fresh water.T: Good. We should save water and protect the environment. Now look at another picture.Show a picture of old books and waste paper. S1: We